Standing before a room of Black journalists, the heartbroken parents of Nolan Wells made a single, desperate plea to the world: All we want to know is what happened to our son.

This Wednesday marks Nolan’s 19th birthday—his family’s very first milestone without him. Yet, a full month after his tragic passing, the state of Mississippi has provided no official answers, leaving a grieving mother and father to face his birthday in complete darkness.

What critical investigation details is state law enforcement withholding from the public as national outrage continues to grow?

The investigation into the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells continues to attract national attention as his family presses for a deeper examination of the evidence surrounding his final hours on Horn Island.

A new wave of scrutiny is focusing on several unresolved pieces of the case — particularly Nolan’s cellphone, the timeline of his disappearance, the independent autopsy and the emergency call made from the boat. None of these developments, by themselves, establishes that Nolan was murdered, but together they explain why his family continues to demand a comprehensive investigation.